natural sciences – TMC Libraryhttp://library.tmc.edu
TMC Library WebsiteThu, 08 Dec 2016 22:41:37 +0000en-UShourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6.1UNESCOhttp://library.tmc.edu/website/unesco/
Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:48:54 +0000http://library.tmc.edu/?post_type=website&p=2504This is the website of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
]]>U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)http://library.tmc.edu/website/u-s-geological-survey-usgs/
Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:45:34 +0000http://library.tmc.edu/?post_type=website&p=2496The USGS researches, monitors trends, and provides impartial scientific information on geologic topics, from Earth’s ecosystems and environment to natural hazards like volcano and earthquake activity, floods, storms and drought, to the impacts of climate and land-use change on natural resources, to the geomagnetic field and meteorite activity.
]]>Biology Browserhttp://library.tmc.edu/website/biology-browser/
Mon, 07 Oct 2013 19:29:14 +0000http://library.tmc.edu/?post_type=website&p=1951A free database of links to Web resources in the natural sciences. Sections of links and information tailored for researchers, librarians, educators and students.
]]>BioEd Online: Biology Teacher Resources from Baylor College of Medicinehttp://library.tmc.edu/website/bioed-online-biology-teacher-resources-from-baylor-college-of-medicine/
Mon, 07 Oct 2013 18:40:40 +0000http://library.tmc.edu/?post_type=website&p=1941BioEd Online is an award-winning life sciences educational resource from Baylor’s Center for Educational Outreach. Designed for teachers and their students from elementary to high school level, it contains engaging multimedia teaching and course materials, including lesson demonstrations, on genetics, neuroscience, viruses, environmental science and more topics. Resources include a library of downloadable slide sets, as well as videos, podcasts and .pdf teaching guides. BioEd Online is edited by a distinguished group of Baylor College of Medicine faculty and staff, and funded by NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Education and others. The website also features a series of video presentations for K-8 students on life science experiments in space, funded by NASA and sponsored by the National Space Biomedical Research Institute. Although all courses are free to HISD teachers and Baylor-affiliated faculty and staff after obtaining a log-in, full access to some requires a subscription for other users. Teacher contact-hour certification available for more advanced courses.
]]>Smithsonian Institutionhttp://library.tmc.edu/website/smithsonian-institution/
Fri, 04 Oct 2013 15:09:34 +0000http://library.tmc.edu/?post_type=website&p=1826The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum complex and research organization, composed of 19 museums, 9 research centers, and the National Zoo.
]]>Science.govhttp://library.tmc.edu/website/science-gov/
Fri, 04 Oct 2013 15:04:48 +0000http://library.tmc.edu/?post_type=website&p=1813Science.gov searches over 36 databases and 1,850 selected websites, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information, including R&D results.
]]>Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures, and the Environmenthttp://library.tmc.edu/database/early-encounters-in-north-america-peoples-cultures-and-the-environment/
Fri, 27 Sep 2013 17:04:30 +0000http://library.tmc.edu/?post_type=database&p=1356This highly searchable database contains over 100,000 pages of letters, diaries, memoirs and accounts of “early encounters” with the humans, flora and fauna of North America, from approximately 1,400 explorers, missionaries and settlers new to the “New World.” Many images of native peoples, plants and animals are also included.
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